"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Tom- Civil Air Patrol? BRBR

think ya gotta own yer aircraft. I don't think they 'employ' pilots.

Not necessarily. Many wings supply aircraft to the squadrons. All pilots
are volunteers. Funding may have changed since I gave it up, but the
only paid missions were, for SAR, assigned by Scott AFB or by the
state for training exercises. Any othe flying (training/currency) was out
of pocket, but was reasonable. The main reason I dropped out was the
politics and, as a 30 military year retiree, being treated like a snuffy by
former WW II Corporals and Privates wearing LtCol leaves.

Leanne
Former Sqdn Cmdr SC Wing